An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

Director: Taylor Hackford Cast: Richard Gere
Richard Gere
, Debra Winger
Debra Winger
, Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
, Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
Taylor Hackford
An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

Director: Taylor Hackford Cast: Richard Gere
Richard Gere
, Debra Winger
Debra Winger
, Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
, Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
Taylor Hackford

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he's arrived at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill sergeant Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.). Mayo --or "Mayonnaise," as he is dubbed by the irascible Foley -- is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart. Foley rides Mayo mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with working girl Paula Pokrifi (Debra Winger) is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself. Only after Mayo's best friend Sid Worsley (David Keith) commits suicide over an unhappy romance does Zack come out of his shell and mature into a real human being. Take away the R-rated dialogue and the sex scenes, and Officer and a Gentleman could have been a 1937 MGM flick, maybe with Robert Taylor as Zack, Wallace Beery as Foley, and Jimmy Stewart as Sid. An Officer and a Gentleman was nominated for 7 Oscars, with wins to Gossett and to the hit song "Up Where We Belong." The closing scene has surely become a classic of movie romance.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/25/2017
UPC: 0032429274106
Original Release: 1982
Rating: R
Source: PARAMOUNT
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:04:00
Sales rank: 10,868

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary by director Taylor Hackford; An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 years later; Return to Port Townsend; True stories of military romance; The music of An Officer and a Gentleman; Gere and Gossett: hand-to-hand combat; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Richard Gere Zack Mayo
Debra Winger Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr. Sgt. Emil Foley
Robert Loggia Byron Mayo
David Keith Sid Worley
Lisa Blount Lynette Pomeroy
Lisa Eilbacher Casey Seeger
Tony Plana Emiliano Della Serra
Harold Sylvester Perryman
David Caruso Topper Daniels
Victor French Joe Pokrifki
Grace Zabriskie Esther Pokrifki
Tommy Petersen Young Zack
David Greenfield Schneider
Dennis Rucker Donny
Jane Wilbur Nellie Rufferwell
Buck Welcher Thraxton
Vern Taylor Tom Worley
Elizabeth Rogers Betty Worley
David R. Marshall Drill Instructor
Gary C. Stillwell Drill Instructor
Tee Dennard Dilbert Dunker Instructor
Norbert M. Murray Altitude Instructor
Daniel Tyler New Recruit
William Graves Capt. Graves,Bartender
Brian D. Ford Aerodynamics Instructor
Keith J. Harr Air Officer Candidate
Pia Boyer Paula's Sister
Danna Kiesel Paula's Sister
Marvin Goatcher Marvin Goatcher
John Laughlin Troy
Jeffrey P. Rondeau His Friend
Michael Lee Bolger Man in Crowd
Meleesa Wyatt Prostitute
Jo Anna Keane Prostitute
Michael C. Pavey Actor
Mara Scott-Wood Bunny
Ed Begley Jr. Altitude Chamber Instructor
Keith David Actor
Louis Gossett Jr Actor
Nancy Klopper Actor
Lynn Stalmaster Actor
Jack Nitzsche Composer
Buffy Sainte-Marie Composer

Technical Credits
Martin Elfand Producer
Taylor Hackford Director
Douglas Day Stewart Screenwriter
Merv Adelson Executive Producer,Producer
Don Digirolamo Sound Effects
Robert Glass Sound Effects
Robert Knudson Sound Effects
Clive Smith Sound Effects
Lee Rich Producer
Joseph Mercurio Special Effects
Jeff Wexler Sound/Sound Designer
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